Q&As in 2015

A venture capitalist’s transition from medicine into business.

A researcher who studies autism-like behaviour in mice takes inspiration from his own condition.

A careful academic engineer analyses Volkswagen’s emissions.

Her job is to get scientific expertise into the heads of decision-makers.

Friendly mathematician describes scientists' natural advantages for meeting new colleagues.

A conservation biologist innovates to share views of the planet and of women in science.

Molecular biologist turned neuroscientist goes bold after a hurricane destroys his lab.

A construction worker transitions to chemistry to carry out his love of building things.

David Crosby describes how he moved from basic research to doing outreach to healthcare providers.

A young scientist who helped to uncover the gene-editing technology CRISPR starts his own lab.

A funds manager explains how his physics PhD helped him to transition into the world of finance and investments.

How an ecosystem modeller adjusted to a tenure track through research, teaching and outreach.

Arie Meir describes his route from a PhD in biophysics to a leadership position assessing projects for the philanthropic arm of Google.

When a postdoc joins an initiative to collect baseline plant data, she finds its rewards come in forms other than research papers.

Designing a way to save the polar bear means learning to disagree respectfully.

Elizabeth Waters finds that education captures what she likes most in a science career.

Gaining strategic experience to build a career.

How having two mentors can lead to breakthrough research.

In the wake of the economic crisis, a chemist sells discount cards to finance his lab.

Leslie Cruz explains why a job in regulatory affairs suits her better than a spot at the bench.